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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 320
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/02/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT FELL ONTO A PENCIL AND STABBED HERSELF IN NECK SUSTAINED A PW TO THR OAT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/29/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT PLAYING WITH A PEN IN HIS MOUTH AND SOMEHOW GOT IT PUSHED INTO THE B ACK OF THROAT PW THROAT |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/17/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Trampolines |
| PATIENT HURT WHILE JUMPING ON TRAMPOLINE WITH PEN OR PENCIL AT HOME. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT SIDE OF NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS STABBED BY PEN BY ANOTHER CHILD/ UNKNOWN IF ACCIDENTAL OR NOT D: PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| NECK CONT. PT PLAYING W/A FRIEND & SUST INJURY W/A PEN AT HOME, C/O PAIN, TENDERNESS, NO DIZZINESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS CHEWING ON A PENCIL AND SWALLOWED PART OF IT. DX: ESOPHOGEAL FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT WAS BROUGHT IN BY PARAMEDICS WITH A MECHANICAL PENCIL STUCK 1/4 INCH INTO HER NECK. DX - PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT POKED SELF IN NECK W/ PENCIL WHILE PLAYING OUTSIDE DX: NECK PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| ACC HIT SELF ON THE NECK BY A PENCIL " ABRS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT FELL ONTO A PENCIL AND INJURED NECK.DX NECK PUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| DX: NECK PAIN WHEN SHE DROPPED AND PENCIL AND WENT TO PICK IT UP AT SCH OOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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